In a stunning reversal, the European Court of Human Rights gets it right this time. With the support with a strong majority, the Court asserted that the tradition and practices of the dominant have merit – even in pluralistic nations.

Number of Views :3941Condoms have been a staple in public high schools – and, increasingly, in middle schools – for some time now. Health class – a staple of school – usually includes at least one unit of instruction on how to properly use prophylactics. The curriculum includes comprehensive instruction in different methods of birth…

Number of Views :2059Earlier this week, Harry Reid announced that he would use every means at his disposal to block any Continuing Resolution or spending bill that contained ideological language – and specifically mentioned the attempt to de-fund Planned Parenthood. His argument – and that of other supporters of Planned Parenthood – is that most…

Number of Views :1679The Senate defeated, 44-56, HR1, the bill that would have allowed the government to continue spending money. Part of the continuing resolution (CR) was an amendment that defunded Planned Parenthood. All Democratic senators voted against the CR and three Republicans sided with the nays. While one can argue that this was moot…

Number of Views :7480Note: The Connecticut General Assembly began debate on the future of capital punishment. This is an issue that creates conflict among all manner of communities – including our Catholic communities. Please read this essay, reflect on it with a heart free of preconceptions, prejudices, and empathy for victims of violent crime. Then call…

Number of Views :3199A century ago, blacks, immigrants, Catholics, and other ‘undesirables’ were openly lynched in communities throughout the United States. Jim Crow laws were accepted practically everywhere – and defended under the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine. Workers dying in droves was so common it rarely made the news – the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and…

Number of Views :2208Perhaps it is coincidence that the Citizen began to address this issue recently. Perhaps not. God is always speaking to us, I just happened to be listening at the moment. In the first essay in this series, we explored the attempts of social scientists to use polling methods to advance their pro-abortion…

Number of Views :1528This essay is the first in what – unfortunately – will be a series that address the rising tide of pro-abortion rhetoric that is being mounted by the Left. Today, the Citizen read about a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. A group of Danish researchers concluded that women…